MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, North Carolina – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), became the first East Coast F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron in the Fleet Marine Force to achieve initial…
U.S Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast decommissioned after 56 years of service
Feb. 6, 2024 ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during a ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Astoria. Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony honoring…
SECNAV Del Toro Stresses DON’s Support of Small Businesses During National 8(a) Conference
06 February 2024 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today spoke to hundreds of small business owners at the National 8(a) Association Small Business Conference in Atlanta, Feb. 6. The National 8(a) Association is a non-profit that provides education…
Coast Guard Sails to Islands of Federated States of Micronesia with Needed Equipment, Supplies
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia — The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew arrived at Dekhitik Harbor in Pohnpei on Feb. 1 as part of an international effort to deliver essential supplies…
USNS Brunswick Returns Home After 7 Years in the Western Pacific
NORFOLK, Va. ꟷ Military Sealift Command’s sixth expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) shifted its hub port in Saipan to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story, Va., Feb. 3. The evolution signified the completion of a…
USS Farragut Returns Home Following Successful SOUTHCOM Deployment
By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS 03 February 2024 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida ꟷ Farragut, along with the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 Det 2 deployed in September 2023 to support Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)-South’s counter-narcotics operations…
Cooper Hands Over Command of U.S. 5th Fleet to Wikoff
By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | February 01, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain ꟷ Vice Adm. Brad Cooper turned over command of Middle East naval forces to Vice Adm. George Wikoff during a change of command ceremony at Naval Support…
HII Completes Builder’s Trials On Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29)
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi ꟷ HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced Feb. 1 the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). The San Antonio-class ship spent time in the Gulf of Mexico testing all systems…
BAE Systems Delivers Firepower to USMC with New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Test Variant
STAFFORD, Virginia — BAE Systems delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing. “ACV-30 equips dismounted Marines with direct fire support allowing them…
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) returned home to Kodiak on Jan. 29 following a 45-day winter Bering Sea patrol during which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue and conducted several shipboard…
